It Isn't Compassion, It's Greed

February 16, 1994|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

It is nothing less than amazing to watch the abortion industry fight the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act. How much more ridiculous is it going to get?

The claim is that the law puts an undue burden on women. Why? The law does not outlaw abortions, it simply requires abortion providers to give women information on alternatives to abortion and then gives the woman one day to think over her decision before an abortion. The law only requires that a girl under 18 get the permission of her parents, guardian or a judge before she has an abortion. After all, parents must give permission before a child has a tooth pulled, which is far less traumatic to her life than an abortion.

What really frightens the abortion providers about the Pennsylvania law? Could it be that they fear the loss of income if a woman is given the chance to change her mind? Their compassion for these women begins and ends with the woman's pocketbook. And that is what must be frightening them about the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act. This is just another fine example of women being used and abused -- all under the guise of compassion for women.